psalm 10:1-2

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Psalm 10:1-2Psalm 10:1-2

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Psalm 10:1-2Psalm 10:1-2Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble? Why do You hide in times of trouble? The wicked in his pride persecutes the The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised. which they have devised.

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Psalm 10:3-5Psalm 10:3-5For the wicked boasts of his heart's For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire; He blesses the greedy and desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord. renounces the Lord. The wicked in his proud countenance The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts. his thoughts. His ways are always prospering; Your His ways are always prospering; Your judgments are far above, out of his judgments are far above, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he sneers sight; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them. at them.

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Psalm 10:6-8Psalm 10:6-8He has said in his heart, "I shall not be He has said in his heart, "I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity." moved; I shall never be in adversity." His mouth is full of cursing and deceit His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity. trouble and iniquity. He sits in the lurking places of the He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the secret places he murders villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.on the helpless.

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Psalm 10:9-11Psalm 10:9-11He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him catches the poor when he draws him into his net. into his net. So he crouches, he lies low, That the So he crouches, he lies low, That the helpless may fall by his strength. helpless may fall by his strength. He has said in his heart, "God has He has said in his heart, "God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see."never see."

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Psalm 10:12-15Psalm 10:12-15Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand! Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble. Why do the Do not forget the humble. Why do the wicked renounce God? He has said in wicked renounce God? He has said in his heart, "You will not require an his heart, "You will not require an account." But You have seen, for You account." But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay it observe trouble and grief, To repay it by Your hand. The helpless commits by Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless. Break the arm of the the fatherless. Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; Seek out his wicked and the evil man; Seek out his wickedness until You find none. wickedness until You find none.

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Psalm 10:16-18Psalm 10:16-18The Lord is King forever and ever; The The Lord is King forever and ever; The nations have perished out of His land. nations have perished out of His land. Lord, You have heard the desire of the Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear, To do You will cause Your ear to hear, To do justice to the fatherless and the justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more. may oppress no more.

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Psalm 10

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• This is the common experience of man.This is the common experience of man.

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Psalm 13:1Psalm 13:1How long, O Lord? Will You forget me How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? face from me?

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Psalm 22:1,11Psalm 22:1,11My God, My God, why have You My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My helping Me, And from the words of My groaning? groaning? Be not far from Me, For trouble is near; Be not far from Me, For trouble is near; For there is none to help. For there is none to help.

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Psalm 35:22,23Psalm 35:22,23This You have seen, O Lord; Do not This You have seen, O Lord; Do not keep silence. O Lord, do not be far keep silence. O Lord, do not be far from me. from me. Stir up Yourself, and awake to my Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication, To my cause, my God and vindication, To my cause, my God and my Lord.my Lord.

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Psalm 38:21,22Psalm 38:21,22Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, be not far from me! be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! salvation!

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Psalm 55:1Psalm 55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God, And do Give ear to my prayer, O God, And do not hide Yourself from my supplication. not hide Yourself from my supplication.

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Psalm 71:12Psalm 71:12O God, do not be far from me; O my O God, do not be far from me; O my God, make haste to help me! God, make haste to help me!

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Revelation 6:9-10Revelation 6:9-10When He opened the fifth seal, I saw When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the blood on those who dwell on the earth?"earth?"

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Revelation 6:11Revelation 6:11Then a white robe was given to each of Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was would be killed as they were, was completed. completed.

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2 Corinthians 4:8-102 Corinthians 4:8-10We are hard pressed on every side, yet We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed-- always carrying about in destroyed-- always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. manifested in our body.

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• This is the common experience of man.This is the common experience of man.• This can cause us to lose our perspective.This can cause us to lose our perspective.

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1 Kings 19:1,21 Kings 19:1,2And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, also how he had executed had done, also how he had executed all the prophets with the sword. all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So let the gods do to Elijah, saying, "So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time."tomorrow about this time."

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1 Kings 19:3,41 Kings 19:3,4And when he saw that, he arose and ran for And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. But he himself went a day's journey into But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, "It is enough! Now, might die, and said, "It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!"my fathers!"

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1 Kings 19:5-71 Kings 19:5-7Then as he lay and slept under a broom Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, "Arise and eat." Then he said to him, "Arise and eat." Then he looked, and there by his head was a cake looked, and there by his head was a cake baked on coals, and a jar of water. So he baked on coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank, and lay down again. And the ate and drank, and lay down again. And the angel of the Lord came back the second angel of the Lord came back the second time, and touched him, and said, "Arise time, and touched him, and said, "Arise and eat, because the journey is too great and eat, because the journey is too great for you."for you."

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1 Kings 19:81 Kings 19:8So he arose, and ate and drank; and So he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights as far as forty days and forty nights as far as Horeb, the mountain of God. Horeb, the mountain of God.

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1 Kings 19:9,101 Kings 19:9,10And there he went into a cave, and spent And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" So he said, "I have been very zealous for So he said, "I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life."seek to take my life."

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1 Kings 19:11,121 Kings 19:11,12Then He said, "Go out, and stand on the Then He said, "Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord." And behold, mountain before the Lord." And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. voice.

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1 Kings 19:131 Kings 19:13So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, "What are you doing him, and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"here, Elijah?"

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1 Kings 19:141 Kings 19:14And he said, "I have been very zealous And he said, "I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take alone am left; and they seek to take my life."my life."

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1 Kings 19:15,161 Kings 19:15,16Then the Lord said to him: "Go, return Then the Lord said to him: "Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, Damascus; and when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria. Also anoint Hazael as king over Syria. Also you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place. anoint as prophet in your place.

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1 Kings 19:17,181 Kings 19:17,18"It shall be that whoever escapes the "It shall be that whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill. Yet I have reserved Elisha will kill. Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him."every mouth that has not kissed him."

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• This is the common experience of man.This is the common experience of man.• This can cause us to lose our perspective. This can cause us to lose our perspective. • This is only an apparent problem.This is only an apparent problem.

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2 Kings 6:8,92 Kings 6:8,9Now the king of Syria was making war Now the king of Syria was making war against Israel; and he consulted with against Israel; and he consulted with his servants, saying, "My camp will be his servants, saying, "My camp will be in such and such a place." And the in such and such a place." And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Beware that you do not pass saying, "Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming this place, for the Syrians are coming down there."down there."

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2 Kings 6:102 Kings 6:10Then the king of Israel sent someone Then the king of Israel sent someone to the place of which the man of God to the place of which the man of God had told him. Thus he warned him, and had told him. Thus he warned him, and he was watchful there, not just once or he was watchful there, not just once or twice. twice.

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2 Kings 6:11,122 Kings 6:11,12Therefore the heart of the king of Syria Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was greatly troubled by this thing; and was greatly troubled by this thing; and he called his servants and said to them, he called his servants and said to them, "Will you not show me which of us is for "Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?" the king of Israel?" And one of his servants said, "None, my And one of his servants said, "None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom."words that you speak in your bedroom."

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2 Kings 6:13,142 Kings 6:13,14So he said, "Go and see where he is, So he said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him." And it that I may send and get him." And it was told him, saying, "Surely he is in was told him, saying, "Surely he is in Dothan." Dothan." Therefore he sent horses and chariots Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the came by night and surrounded the city. city.

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2 Kings 6:152 Kings 6:15And when the servant of the man of And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"shall we do?"

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2 Kings 6:16,172 Kings 6:16,17So he answered, "Do not fear, for those So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with us are more than those who are with them." who are with them." And Elisha prayed, and said, "Lord, I And Elisha prayed, and said, "Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." pray, open his eyes that he may see." Then the Lord opened the eyes of the Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. chariots of fire all around Elisha.

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• This is the common experience of man.This is the common experience of man.• This can cause us to lose our perspective. This can cause us to lose our perspective. • This is only an apparent problem. This is only an apparent problem. • We can benefit from our troubles.We can benefit from our troubles.

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2 Corinthians 6:4-62 Corinthians 6:4-6But in all things we commend But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses, in stripes, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings; by purity, by sleeplessness, in fastings; by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, love,

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2 Corinthians 6:7-102 Corinthians 6:7-10by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, by honor and hand and on the left, by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and deceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yet not killed; as live; as chastened, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. yet possessing all things.

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2 Corinthians 11:22-242 Corinthians 11:22-24Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I. Abraham? So am I. Are they ministers of Christ?--I speak Are they ministers of Christ?--I speak as a fool--I am more: in labors more as a fool--I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths prisons more frequently, in deaths often. often. From the Jews five times I received From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one. forty stripes minus one.

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2 Corinthians 11:25-262 Corinthians 11:25-26Three times I was beaten with rods; Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep; in journeys often, in been in the deep; in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, in perils perils of my own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; sea, in perils among false brethren;

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2 Corinthians 11:27,282 Corinthians 11:27,28in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness-- besides often, in cold and nakedness-- besides the other things, what comes upon me the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the daily: my deep concern for all the churches. churches.

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2 Corinthians 4:11,122 Corinthians 4:11,12For we who live are always delivered For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life of to death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So then death is working mortal flesh. So then death is working in us, but life in you. in us, but life in you.

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2 Corinthians 4:13,142 Corinthians 4:13,14And since we have the same spirit of And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I faith, according to what is written, "I believed and therefore I spoke," we believed and therefore I spoke," we also believe and therefore speak, also believe and therefore speak, knowing that He who raised up the knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you. Jesus, and will present us with you.

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2 Corinthians 4:15,162 Corinthians 4:15,16For all things are for your sakes, that For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. abound to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart. Even Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. day by day.

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2 Corinthians 4:17,182 Corinthians 4:17,18For our light affliction, which is but for For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. things which are not seen are eternal.

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2 Corinthians 1:3-52 Corinthians 1:3-5Blessed be the God and Father of our Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. consolation also abounds through Christ.

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2 Corinthians 1:6,72 Corinthians 1:6,7Now if we are afflicted, it is for your Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. And our hope for you is and salvation. And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation. also you will partake of the consolation.

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• This is the common experience of man.This is the common experience of man.• This can cause us to lose our perspective. This can cause us to lose our perspective. • This is only an apparent problem. This is only an apparent problem. • We can benefit from our troubles. We can benefit from our troubles. • Jesus experienced this on our behalf.Jesus experienced this on our behalf.

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John 12:27John 12:27"Now My soul is troubled, and what "Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save Me from this shall I say? 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour." this hour."

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1 Peter 3:18,191 Peter 3:18,19For Christ also suffered once for sins, For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, by whom also He went and preached by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, to the spirits in prison,

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1 Peter 3:201 Peter 3:20who formerly were disobedient, when who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. eight souls, were saved through water.

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2 Corinthians 5:18,192 Corinthians 5:18,19Now all things are of God, who has Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. reconciliation.

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2 Corinthians 5:20,212 Corinthians 5:20,21Now then, we are ambassadors for Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God. For He behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. righteousness of God in Him.

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